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Lyons: The surface is a nioderately rolling region broken by 

 sand ridges. Clyde River is the principal stream. The soil is a 

 sandy and gravelly loam on the highlands with marl on the creek 

 bottoms. 



Products: Hay, cabbage, potatoes and dairy products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $125 an 

 acre. 



Macedon: The surface, which is rolling and irregular, is 

 drained by Ganargua Creek, which flows through the southeastern 

 part The soil north of die Erie Canal is principally a gravelly 

 and clayey loam, while on the south it is largely a sandy forma- 

 tion. 



Products: Potatoes, dairy products, cabbage and beans. 



Average values of farm land range from $90 to $125 an acre. 



Marion: The surface is broken by sandy hills and grave! 

 ridges. The Niagara limestone crops out in the northern part. 

 Red Creek is the principal stream. The soil is a gravelly calcare- 

 ous loam and drift. 



Products: Beans, muck crops, apples and dairy products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $140 an 

 acre. 



Ontario: The surface is mostly level, generally inclined 

 toward the lake. Through the southern part of the town extends 

 a ridge, on the north side of which the soil is a clayey loam, while 

 on the south it is largely a gravelly loam and muck. It is drained 

 by several streams running north to the bike, the principal of 

 which are Bear, Dennison, Fish, and Derr creeks. The " ridge" 

 extends through the southern part of the town. 



Products: Apples, peaches, pears, raspberries, cabbage, can- 

 ning factory crops and muck crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $150 an 

 acre. 



Palmyra: The surface is undulating, the hills and valleys 

 trending generally north and south. Ganargua Creek, the prin- 

 cipal stream, affords BOme good mill sites. Its tributaries are 



